Part III. Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous

The average yield on the 30-year Treasury Constant Maturities for February 1999 is 5.37 percent. The following rates were determined for the plan years beginning in the month shown below.

Weighted Average Interest Rate Update

Notice 99–15

Notice 88–73 provides guidelines for determining the weighted average interest rate and the resulting permissible range of

interest rates used to calculate current liability for the purpose of the full funding limitation of § 412(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code as amended by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 and as further amended by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, Pub. L. 103–465 (GATT).

90% to 105% 90% to 110% Weighted Permissible Permissible Month Year Average Range Range

March 1999 6.15 5.54 to 6.46 5.54 to 6.77

Drafting Information

The principal author of this notice is Todd Newman of the Employee Plans Di

vision. For further information regarding this notice, call (202) 622-6076 between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. Eastern time (not a toll-free number). Mr. Newman’s number

is (202) 622-8458 (also not a toll-free number).

March 22, 1999 20 1999–12 I.R.B.